House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made history Thursday night just before midnight by essentially surrendering Republican majority control to Democrats.
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U.S. Gives $300M for Taiwan’s Tactical Information Systems
The U.S. State Department has approved a $300 million sale of equipment to help maintain Taiwan’s tactical information systems. The United States is bound by law to provide Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, with the means to defend.
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Biden Admin Shifts Millions From Egypt To Taiwan
President Joe Biden has reportedly notified Congress that he intends to shift tens of millions of dollars from Egypt to Taiwan for failing to improve in areas that were required to receive the money.
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Taiwan Monitoring Increased Chinese Military Build-Up Around Island
Taiwan said it will continue to monitor the Chinese activities around the island and bolster its defenses in response. Earlier on Tuesday, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said it had spotted 22 Chinese warplanes and 20 warships near the island over the previous 24 hours — part of military harassment by Beijing, which hasn’t ruled out force to reunite the island with the mainland.
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Taiwanese Chip Maker Delays Arizona Manufacturing Project
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company moved back the estimated start of production at its Arizona factory from 2024 to 2025 over a shortage of skilled workers.
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U.S. In Talks To Send Taiwan 500 Million Military Aid Package
Taiwan is in talks with the U.S. and expects to receive a $500 million fast-tracked weapons package by the end of the year, the country’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.
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China Expands Wartime Draft Eligibility
Beijing this week announced revisions to its conscription policy and said that should China enter a state of war, veterans and educated college students can expect to be on top of the list to be drafted.
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Taiwan Warns China Simulating Attacks On U.S. Naval Ships
The Taiwanese Defense Ministry delivered a report to the legislature on Thursday that said China’s belligerent military exercises around the island included “combat drills to carry out simulated attacks on U.S. ships that enter into the first island chain.”
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Nancy Pelosi Defies China In Visit To Taiwan
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said the Congressional delegation’s visit to Taiwan stands as an “unequivocal statement that America stands” with the “island of resilience.”
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Taiwan Fears Russia ‘special military operation’
Chinese President Xi Jinping has signed a directive allowing for “non-war” uses of the military – raising concerns it could pave the way for an invasion of Taiwan that would be labelled a “special military operation” instead of a war, just as Russia has done in Ukraine.
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Taiwan Warns Chinese Invading Air Space
On the same day Russia invaded Ukraine, Taiwan have had to scramble their air force to warn Chinese planes entering their air defence zone.
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Taiwan says 38 Chinese Jets Entered Defence Zone
Taiwan has said that 38 Chinese jets have entered their defense zone in the last two days. The Taiwanese government also pointed out some of those jets had nuclear capabilities.
The incursion is the biggest of its kind by Beijing to date. China has been doing such missions into Taiwan airspace for a year. The Chinese government sees Taiwan as a break away state, however the people of Taiwan see themselves as a free sovereign democratic nation.
“China has been wantonly engaged in military aggression, damaging regional peace,” Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang told reporters on Saturday.
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